Rejoicing in the Embrace
மெய்தீண்டல்: தலைவியின் அணைப்பினால் அடையும் அளவிலா இன்பத்தைப் போற்றுதல். — Celebrating the sacred joy and peaceful contentment of the beloved's embrace.
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aṟitō ṟaṟiyāmai kaṇṭaṟṟāṟ kāmañ / ceṟitōṟuñ cēyiḻai māṭṭu.
“The more men learn, the more their lack of learning they detect; / 'Tis so when I approach the maid with gleaming jewels decked.”
“Even as a man feeleth his ignorance the more keenly the more wise he groweth, even so do I love her the more ardently, the more I enjoy her company.”
As learning reveals former ignorance, deeper intimacy with her makes love feel ever fresh.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்று= நூல்களானும் நுண்ணுர்வானும் பொருள்களை அறிய அறிய முன்னை அறியாமை கண்டாற்போலக் காணப்படா நின்றது; சேயிழை மாட்டுச் செறிதோறும் காமம்= சிவந்த இழையினை உடையாளை இடைவிடாது செறியச் செறிய இவள்மாட்டுக் காதல்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Just as deeper learning reveals how much ignorance preceded it, so too does closeness to this radiant woman reveal that love is always wonderfully new.